Dogs came dressed as a ballerina, a fashionista, a hunter and more during the Tail Waggin' Dog Show Saturday.

They also performed tricks as part of a scoring method to determine the Best of Show.

For a second year, Terri Paul's miniature doberman pinscher, "Rosco," took that coveted title. Paul of Fort Morgan had him speak and leap into her arms on command. He was dressed as a dog in sheep's clothing.

To take Best of Show, a dog must do well in both the costume and trick portions of the show.

Kyleigh Mellott, 13, of Hillrose accepted first place in the costume contest for her dog "Jax," who was dressed as a hunter.

Paul collected the best trick prize on top of Best of Show.

Payson Poland, 6, of Brush took second place in the costume contest, with his dog, "Todd," who was dressed as Dracula. Poland said one of his dog's tricks is to eat toads. "Todd," a 3-year-old lab mix was rescued from a pound.

"Tessa," another lab mix who is only four weeks old, won third place with a clown costume. She would gently nibble on the hands of owner Dalawna Tadolini, 11, of Brush on command.

"Cash" took second place in the trick contest, doing tricks like laying down and shaking hands with owner Elysa Mora, 17, of Wiggins. Her dog is a blue heeler, a cattle dog.

"Kelli Tillie," a chihuahua, took third place for her trick for owner Jacquie Higinbotham of Brush.

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A panel of judges looked at originality, overall appearance and presentation for the costume contest.

They looked at the time it took for a response, originality, the number of steps and the presentation of tricks in that contest.